The Mystery Inside the Tomato Patch

I had bought a mixed packet of heirloom tomatoes seeds. I have dubbed the bed my mystery tomato patch because I have no idea what I have growing in my garden other than the fact that they are heirlooms. So, I am asking you, my readers, to see if you can help me to figure out either from the flowers or the fruit, what I might have growing in my garden. Would you mind helping me?

OK, here we go: This is the mystery patch of tomatoes. Each main stalk is about 2″ in diameter. And here is what they look like.

The mystery tomato patch

I really do not think this helps, but I tossed it in anyway!

Now I will give you a progression of photos. Not all the plants have fruit, but I will give you a photo of the flower, and if I have fruit, a photo of the fruit. Maybe you can help me identify my plants…hoping…hoping…hoping…

Here we go:

The flower on mystery tomato #1

Mystery flower on tomato #2

The fruit on mystery tomato #2

This tomato is about 2″ across the shoulders.

The flower on mystery tomato #3

Flower on mystery tomato #4

Mystery tomato #4 fruit

This tomato is about 1/2″ across the shoulders.

The flower on mystery tomato #5

The flower on mystery tomato #6

The fruit on mystery tomato #6

This tomato is about 3″ across the shoulder.

All the tomatoes were started the second week of April. The plants were planted in the ground late May.  Gee, this sounds like one of those math problems.  If the tomatoes were started in April, and were big enough to put into the ground in late May, and the growth rate varied by the nth degree, on the road of travel, where are each of the tomatoes at with the end of week #10?  😀

Would you possibly be able to help me identify any of these tomatoes? I sure hope so, and I am hoping that I at least have one red tomato!

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The Greenhouse Today

The last day of April has finally arrived and my greenhouse is growing! The poblano peppers finally started to pop their heads as did the heirloom tomatoes! These are the last seedlings to emerge. I wanted you to see what things look like today…we are a short distance away from these guys going into the ground. In a couple of days I will be leaving the door to the greenhouse open at night to acclimate the plants to the cooler evening temperatures.

Left side of the greenhouse

Right side of the greenhouse

The potato pots have had additional soil added to them and I will be adding more again. The greens need to remain above the soil so the plants stay healthy.

Potatoes

Acorn squash and cucumbers

Corn

Green beans

Peas

Tuscan melons

Zucchini and wax beans

What are you doing for your garden this year? Let me know!

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